So, I used to knock sponge balls off the wall till my mum got fed upwith it and got us a Swingball for the back garden.

那么，我过去经常对着墙打海绵球，直到我妈不耐烦了，给我们弄来了摇摆球，放在后院里。

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Professional player Pete Sampras, for example, is the son of GREek immigrants to the US. He began playing as a child, hitting balls against the wall in his basement.

举例来说，职业选手皮特·桑普拉斯是美籍希腊移民之子，小时候就在家里地下室对着墙壁击球，开始了他的网球生涯。

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Tepper, who Trader Monthly Magazine recognized as a Top 100 trader about the time he first showed up on the FORBES billionaire list in 2005, had built a reputation as a balls to wall investor, who when he believes in a idea tunes out pundits who scream otherwise.

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